Hey i know it's been awhile but I've just didn't have the time to write recently. And I apologise for the shortness of this chapter but the next one will be a long one I promise. And I'll have more time to Wright since i graduate soon.

Chapter 10

Darkness rises.

Percy Pov

I sat at the head table as a guest with Sam and ate my meal without even looking at Sam. I was mad at him. He pretty much just told me he was bring my old friends and girlfriend on a suicide mission with me, and Sam. Our track record for bringing everyone back is... well it's not good.

I hadn't felt this worried about Annabeth since roam. And when I just left it up to trusting her it ended with both of use falling into a bottomless black pit, but I pushed that to the back of my mind as I finished my meal and left to walk along the beach to think. It was after a long walk I decided this wouldn't do. If I wanted to put my mind at ease or as close to it as I can I had to talk to Sam. I began walking around looking for him running into the odd new camper that stared at me in aw.

Finally I opened the door to the arena only to be pinned to the ground by a massive paw and to get covered in hell hound slobber. "Easy girl! Take it easy! Yes I missed you too!" I said as I tried to pry the massive paw off of me with no success. I heard a chuckle as her bonze Frisbee was thrown and she bounded after it. Sam came over and helped me up.

"you take a bath their Spartan?" he joked.

"Yeah, yeah." I said as I felt my gut tighten slightly and all the slobber came off and hit the ground. Ah the benefits of being a son of the sea. "listen Sam we need to talk about the others coming on this mission." I said.

"Why? My decision isn't changing and you and I both know they would find a way to tag along. You never had a problem with them fighting before." He said as he threw a knife at a dummy and shot two others.

"Maybe so! But that was when they fought monsters! Not the Covenant! The Covenant changes every thing!" I said getting angry. Sampson only sighed and picked up his knife. He then turned to me and put a hand on my shoulder.

"Percy. I once told you, that you can't save everyone. But the flip side to that Is you have to know the difference between who you cant save and who you can. And that some times to save someone you have to let them fight." He then walked off dissolving into black mist. Which meant he void traveled some where. I got angry and let out a low roar as I uncapped riptide and began shredding dummies.

"stupid... fucking... condescending... bitch!" I grunted out as I slashed and hacked from dummy to dummy. I was taken out of my thoughts as I heard a bit of a snicker. I turned to see a tall pale, guy with messy hair. He had on a aviator jacket and a scull ring. He smiled at me and said

"so when were you going to come say hi? Or do you not like me anymore?" Nico joked with me.

I smirked and walked over to him. "Come on Corps breath." I said and pulled him into a brotherly hug. "how have you been?" I asked as we separated.

"not bad, not bad, the better question is how have you been?" he asked taking in my height.

"not to bad either though more eventful after the past 25 void years." I said as I seethed Riptide.

"25 years? Dud it's only been 2!" Nico said obviously not catching the void part.

"No, I mean in the void it's been 25 years but here it's only been 2. Space is funny that way." I explained. After this we talked for a long time and caught up. After a while Sam came up and introduced him self to Nico.

"Now Nico, I came by to let you know that tomorrow morning you will begin your training for our mission in 3 weeks." Sam said.

"What Mission?" Nico asked.

"Guess Percy didn't tell you, but you, but you, Thalia, Annabeth, Percy and I with a few of our Void troopers will assault and assassinate the Prophets. The covenant religious leaders that with out will send the covenant into an inner conflict and make it easier to destroy the covenant." Sam explained.

"oh and we need extra training?" Nico asked a bit offended.

"Well you are well trained but to fight the covenant that sword wont get you far. You'll be training with our weapons. They are a bit advanced compared to Earths current technology." I offered. Knowing Sam would have said the same thing. Nico Nodded and went off to tell the others.

"Percy we need to talk. There have been some... new developments in the fight." Sam said rubbing the back of his neck.

"Like what?"

"Reinforcements for the covenant invaded the other side of earth... their was some glassing but we repelled them quickly enough that only a small city was lost. But we have jammed their communication and have them locked in orbit. But we are running out of time... if we don't hurry their may not be much of an earth left by the end of this war." Sam said a dark expression on his face.

I slammed my fist against a dummy taking the head clean off. "fuck! Why is it the second we feel we have the upper hand they crawl out of the fucking wood work!" I said getting fed up with Covenant always messing up our plans. "what's the contingency plan?" I asked through gritted teeth.

"Your friends train hard for three days and we move up the assault." Sam said and he left.

"then let us pray that they are ready after three days..." I muttered under my breath.

Ok I know it's short but I'll update soon. So pleas comment, let me what you think should happen, or why sam is so cryptic.